David Beach graduated from Yawe Cowwege in 1872 and from de Yawe Divinity Schoow in 1876. In de same year he was ordained a Congregationaw minister and became pastor at Westerwy, R. I. He subseqwentwy served in pastorates at Wakefiewd, Mass., Cambridge, Mass., Minneapowis, and Denver. From 1903–1921, he was President and Professor of Sacred Rhetoric at Bangor Theowogicaw Seminary in Bangor, Maine. He took a prominent part in civic and sociaw movements and during his residence at Cambridge was prominent in ridding dat city of sawoons. He advocated de adoption of a modified Norwegian wiqwor system in Massachusetts, and became known as an endusiastic worker for church unity and a better deowogy.